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Recently patched Apple and Chrome zero-days exploited to infect devices in Egypt with Predator spyware

Security Affairs

Citizen Lab and Google’s TAG revealed that the three recently patched Apple zero-days were used to install Cytrox Predator spyware. citizenlab in coordination with @Google ’s TAG team found that former Egyptian MP Ahmed Eltantawy was targeted with Cytrox’s #Predator #spyware through links sent via SMS and WhatsApp.

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North Korea-linked threat actors target cybersecurity experts with a zero-day

Security Affairs

The attacks that took place in the past weeks were detected by researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG). “Recently, TAG became aware of a new campaign likely from the same actors based on similarities with the previous campaign. ” reads the advisory published by Google TAG.

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GUEST ESSAY: JPMorgan’s $200 million in fines stems from all-too-common compliance failures

The Last Watchdog

While the price tag of these violations was shocking, the compliance failure was not. The ever-changing landscape of rapid communication via instant messaging apps, such as WhatsApp, Signal, WeChat, Telegram, and others, has left regulated industries to find a balance between compliance and efficient client communication.

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Google TAG argues surveillance firm RCS Labs was helped by ISPs to infect mobile users

Security Affairs

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the Italian spyware vendor RCS Labs was supported by ISPs to spy on users. TAG researchers tracked more than 30 vendors selling exploits or surveillance capabilities to nation-state actors. ” continues the analysis. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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YouTube creators’ accounts hijacked with cookie-stealing malware

Security Affairs

A Cookie Theft malware was employed in phishing attacks against YouTube creators, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. According to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) researchers, who spotted the campaign, the attacks were launched by multiple hack-for-hire actors recruited on Russian-speaking forums.

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Android Zero-Day exploits are the most expensive in the new Zerodium price list

Security Affairs

We've also increased WhatsApp & iMessage (0-click) but reduced the payout for iOS (1-click) in accordance with market trends: [link] pic.twitter.com/XqpmAKmmKF — Zerodium (@Zerodium) September 3, 2019. Zerodium also announced it has increased the payouts for eligible iMessage and WhatsApp 0-click exploits.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 455 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

CISA warns of actively exploited Ivanti EPMM flaw CVE-2023-35082 The Quantum Computing Cryptopocalypse – I’ll Know It When I See It Kansas State University suffered a serious cybersecurity incident CISA adds Chrome and Citrix NetScaler to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Google TAG warns that Russian COLDRIVER APT is using a custom backdoor (..)

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